Welcome to Keiwa College

Keiwa College, founded by Christian churches in Niigata in 1991, has a mission to provide a distinctively Christian, liberal arts education for undergraduates. Keiwa strives to cultivate in students a broad vision as responsible citizens in this ever dynamic, international world.

Keiwa, a four-year, co-educational college, has three departments of instruction: Department of English and Communication, Department of Intercultural Studies, and Department of Community and Social Welfare. Keiwa College's aim at academic excellence is supported by the quality of its faculty and the interest of its students.

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Keiwa welcomes applicants from all over the world as full-time students, provided they have basic proficiency in Japanese. Applicants must take the Japanese proficiency test "First Class" or "Second Class" given by the Association of International Education, Japan ( AIEJ ) around the beginning of December. Also, application must reach Keiwa by middle January . The entrance examination will be given towards the end of January at Keiwa College. The academic year begins in April and ends in March. Keiwa provides a three-level Japanese language program for its full-time foreign students. One professor is appointed as an adviser to each student.

College facilities include the college library, audiovisual room, computer room with LAN and internet access, language laboratory, gymnasium with various training rooms, cafeteria, track and field grounds, tennis courts, archery range, and many more.

Keiwa encourages its students to participate in a variety of volunteer works. In addition, there are many extra curricular activities, such as Badminton, Archery, Tennis, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Athletics, Shorinji Kenpo, Wind Orchestra, Light Music, Pottery, Tea Ceremony, Sign Language, and International Volunteering.

Student services include: personal/psychological counseling, off-campus housing information; part-time job information, vocational guidance, and cultural exchange as well as study-abroad programs in the US, UK, Australia, and China.

In addition, Keiwa College offers the Japan Culture and Language Program (JCLP) for short-term foreign students. JCLP focuses on four main features. The first is Japanese language study, the second, presentations in Japanese life and culture ( all in English), the third is participation in campus life. Finally, JCLP students enjoy a homestay with a Japanese family for the duration of the one-month program. For detailed information, please look at the JCLP page.

Keiwa's academic community has 29 full-time and 49 part-time faculty members, 4 Visiting Instructors, 34 clerical staff, and more than 660 undergraduates, including about 5 percent foreign students. It's a lively and joyful community.